• These are the gifts conferred to you if you are born in the year of the dragon.

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  • He said there were important clinical implications, as the benefit of the treatment was conferred to the group of patients with the highest risks for cardiovascular events, and the effect persisted, even at a rather late stage of disease.

    BBC: Soy may benefit stroke patients

  • We must act, knowing that today's victories will be only partial and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years and 40 years and 400 years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare Philadelphia hall.

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  • We must act, knowing that today's victories will be only partial, and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and forty years, and four hundred years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare Philadelphia hall.

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  • When it comes to earning what you learn, guys aren't learning what they need to -- women are getting almost 60% of the college degrees conferred, compared to barely 40% for men.

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  • The Freedom of the City of London, which is believed to have first been conferred in 1237, is granted to those who have made outstanding contributions to London life.

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  • Gay rights advocates in Argentina later argued that civil unions, allowed in a several states, were a positive step that conferred some benefits to same-sex couples, but didn't go far enough.

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  • The Prize may be conferred upon up to two individuals, institutions or non-governmental organisations, who must be nominated by the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, and by non-governmental organisations maintaining formal relations with UNESCO.

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  • Mr Milburn's clash with Mr Brown over the degree of financial freedom to be conferred on foundation hospitals, coupled with Mr Blair's failure to stand up to the chancellor, led to his decision to quit the cabinet, a frustrated and disillusioned man.

    ECONOMIST: Bagehot

  • Further, due to the sovereign immunity conferred on the states by The Constitution, the opportunity to push the state into involuntary bankruptcy is out of the question.

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  • Murtaza is impetuous, arrogant and convinced of a right to lead conferred by birth.

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  • At 4.30am the crowds (only hundreds this time and arriving by car or scooter) gathered under the Column of Hera, the Greek name for Juno who, as Jupiter's spouse, was known as the Queen of the Heavens, a title later to be conferred on the Virgin Mary.

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  • Clinical results from MSKCC and many of the other most renowned tertiary care centers are widely known to be unable to ever be reproduced in broader populations, almost certainly because patients at places like MSKCC are disproportionately younger, more fit, have more resources, and have whatever other intangible benefits are conferred by being motivated to travel beyond their local cancer center for very specialized care.

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  • Managers of over-valued firms may also have used the freedom conferred by high equity prices to make deals that they would not otherwise have done.

    ECONOMIST: Hostile bids are back again. Who should rejoice?

  • Cardinal Brady said in his Christmas message that he hoped "that everyone who believes that the right to life is fundamental will make their voice heard in a reasonable, but forthright way to their representatives, reminding them that the right to life is conferred on human beings not by the powerful ones of this world but by the Creator".

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  • The powers conferred nearly always include the power to forgo or terminate medical care if, in the opinion of your physician, you are in a persistent vegetative state without hope of recovery, and medical care would only artificially delay your death.

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  • Rice and other top officials conferred with Bush on his statement reacting to the attacks, and White House aides briefed Republican and Democratic lawmakers due to appear on Sunday talk shows on the attack and the White House response.

    CNN: Americans may be targeted, say authorities

  • The countries that conferred in South Africa were all parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the so-called global tobacco treaty, which commits signatories to stop the promotion of smoking through advertising, and also to protect health policies from interference by the tobacco industry.

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  • It would be a real coup if Queen Elizabeth II of England, who four years ago conferred an honorary knighthood on Peres, was to at long last pay a state visit to Israel.

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  • Such products allow users to earn rewards on gas purchased at any gas station in the United States, but these rewards tend to be less lucrative than those conferred by station-specific credit cards.

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  • The Secretary of State is hereby further authorized to exercise the functions and authorities conferred upon the President by section 105(c) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(c)) with respect to the promulgation of rules and regulations related to the visa sanctions described therein and to redelegate these functions and authorities consistent with applicable law.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to exercise the functions and authorities conferred upon the President by section 105(a) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(a)) with respect to imposition of the visa sanctions described in section 105(c) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(c)) and to redelegate these functions and authorities consistent with applicable law.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • While pressure to publish is higher than ever given the aforementioned financial and non-financial rewards conferred on scientists claiming breakthrough results, nothing excuses the ethical transgressions Science Fraud was designed to uncover.

    FORBES: A Barrage Of Legal Threats Shuts Down Whistleblower Site, Science Fraud

  • In this case the benefits conferred on an individual by defecting outweighed the cost to the group.

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  • The Secretary of State is hereby further authorized to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by section 401(b) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)) with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain visa sanctions under section 105(a) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(a)) and to redelegate these functions and waiver authorities consistent with applicable law.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby further authorized to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by section 401(b) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)) with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain sanctions pursuant to IEEPA under section 105(a) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(a)) and to redelegate these functions and waiver authorities consistent with applicable law.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • Gerrard, who said he was proud to receive the honour, had his fellowship conferred during a graduation ceremony at the city's Anglican Cathedral.

    BBC: Footballer gets university honour

  • The attorneys conferred on the estate dispute during a morning recess that stretched to more than 90 minutes without reaching an agreement.

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  • That is slightly surprising, especially since the researchers were able to show that almost all the changes in both populations conferred some benefits.

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  • Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.

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